This year’s Entrepreneurs of the Year for Minnesota and the Dakotas now become candidates for national Entrepreneur of the Year awards, to be given at a conference in November in Palm Springs, California. For more information about the conference or the Entrepreneur of the Year program, contact Wendy Fox in Ernst & Young’s Minneapolis office at wendy.fox@ey.com or 612-371-6703.

 

Minnesota and DakotasRegional Sponsors

Faegre & Benson, LLP
Twin Cities Business


National Sponsor

Ewing Marion Kaufman Foundation


Regional Judges

Jim Leslie, chairman and CEO, Midwave Corporation
Cary Musech, principal, Tonka Bay Equity Partners
Monica Nassif, president and Founder, Caldrea Company
Chris Puto, dean, University of St. Thomas College of Business
Gary Smaby, principal, Quatris Fund
Charlie Weaver, executive director, Minnesota Business Partnership
Sven A. Wehrwein, independent consultant and business writer

Al Annexstad

Al Annexstad

Master Category, Federated Insurance Companies

Brett Shockley

Brett Shockley

Technology Category, Spanlink Communications

Dr. James Carlson

Dr. James Carlson

Life Sciences Category, PRACS Institute, Ltd.

Erik Saltvold

Erik Saltvold

Consumer Products Category, Erik's Bike Shop

John Folkestad and Amy Langer

John Folkestad and Amy Langer

Emerging Category, Sálo, LLC

Rob, Ryan, and Aaron Weber

Rob, Ryan, and Aaron Weber

E-Commerce Category, Freeze.com, LLC